{"id":13465,"date":"2026-02-25T09:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpm.si\/?p=13465"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:34:28","slug":"website-development-deployment-production-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpm.si\/en\/wordpress-development\/website-development-deployment-production-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Website development: Deployment and Production Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once the website development process has successfully passed quality assurance<\/strong><\/a> and received client approval, it enters the final technical phase of our process: deployment and production launch<\/strong>. At WPM<\/strong><\/a>, launch is not a simple \u201cgo live\u201d action \u2014 it is a controlled infrastructure transition<\/strong> from a secure development environment to a live production server. The objective is clear: ensure that the live website behaves identically to the validated staging version, without data inconsistencies, configuration drift, or integration failures.<\/p>\n

Migration from staging to production<\/h2>\n

All projects are developed within a secured staging environment<\/strong>, isolated from public traffic. Once approved, we prepare the website for transfer to the production server. The deployment method depends on the hosting infrastructure. We always choose the most stable and technically appropriate approach for the specific environment.<\/p>\n

On cPanel-based hosting, we most commonly use Migrate Guru<\/strong><\/a> to perform a structured full-package migration, ensuring consistency between environments. On managed WordPress hosting environments such as Kinsta<\/strong><\/a> or Pressable<\/strong><\/a>, where direct server access is preferred, we perform migration via SFTP \/ SSH<\/strong>, combined with controlled database transfer and precise search and replace operations<\/strong> to safely update environment URLs and serialized data.<\/p>\n

Every migration is handled with attention to database integrity, configuration alignment, and server-level compatibility.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the project includes WooCommerce development<\/strong><\/a>, we additionally validate checkout flows, payment connections, order emails, tax configuration, and live webhook behaviour before confirming production readiness.<\/p>\n

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Migrate Guru \/ SSH Photo: WPM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Production environment alignment<\/h2>\n

After the website is transferred, we configure and validate the production environment. This includes domain configuration, SSL validation, database connection verification, permalink regeneration, cache configuration, and confirmation of PHP and server resource settings. We ensure that the live server reflects the validated staging setup while respecting hosting-specific limitations and performance parameters.<\/p>\n

Live checklist validation<\/h2>\n

Before public launch, we go through our structured checklist once again \u2014 this time focused specifically on production validation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We carefully verify:<\/p>\n